Tweaking the mirror selection vs automatic mirror processes.

archinstall/lib/services.py

@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ def service_state(service_name :str):
 
 	state = b''.join(sys_command(f'systemctl show -p SubState --value {service_name}'))
 
-	return state.decode('UTF-8')
+	return state.strip().decode('UTF-8')
 	

archinstall/lib/user_interaction.py

@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ def select_mirror_regions(mirrors, show_top_mirrors=True):
 			print(f"{index}: {region}")
 
 		print(' -- You can enter ? or help to search for more regions --')
+		print(' -- You can skip this step by leaving the option blank --')
 		print(' -- (You can use Shift + PageUp to scroll in the list --')
 		selected_mirror = input('Select one of the above regions to download packages from (by number or full name): ')
-		if selected_mirror.lower() in ('?', 'help'):
+		if len(selected_mirror.strip()) == 0:
+			return {}
+
+		elif selected_mirror.lower() in ('?', 'help'):
 			filter_string = input('Search for a region containing (example: "united"): ').strip().lower()
 			for region in mirrors:
 				if filter_string in region.lower():

examples/guided.py

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ def perform_installation(device, boot_partition, language, mirrors):
 	formatted and setup prior to entering this function.
 	"""
 	with archinstall.Installer(device, boot_partition=boot_partition, hostname=hostname) as installation:
-		while archinstall.service_state('reflector') != 'dead':
-			print(archinstall.service_state('reflector'))
-			time.sleep(0.25)
+		if len(mirrors):
+			archinstall.log(f'Waiting for automatic mirror selection has completed before using custom mirrors.')
+			while archinstall.service_state('reflector') != 'dead':
+				print(archinstall.service_state('reflector'))
+				time.sleep(0.25)
 
 		archinstall.use_mirrors(mirrors) # Set the mirrors for the live medium
 		if installation.minimal_installation():